Strange Names

Hippies love to give their children unorthodox names, a practice that began several decades ago with the “Flower children” of the 60’s and 70’s. Back then, hippies named their kids Sunbeam and Moon and Star and Leaf and similar nature-inspired monikers. These days, however, hippies tend to prefer the names of popular automobiles. They don’t see the irony of saddling their future earth-loving, fossil fuel hating progeny with names like (Dodge) Dakota, or (Toyota) Tundra, or (Mitsubishi) Eclipse, or(Geo) Storm, or (Jeep) Liberty. Odd indeed…